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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-7320-1 critical: gpac denial of service

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Calendar Grey March 5, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerability patches have been released for GPAC, impacting various Ubuntu LTS editions, essential for maintaining system integrity.
Several security issues were fixed in GPAC.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GPAC. Software Description: - gpac: GPAC Project on Advanced Content Details: It was discovered that the GPAC MP4Box utility incorrectly handled certain AC3 files, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause MP4Box to crash, resulting in a denial of service (system crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-5520, CVE-2024-0322) It was discovered that the GPAC MP4Box utility incorrectly handled certain malformed text files. If a user or automated system using MP4Box were tricked into opening a specially crafted RST file, an attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-03...

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security advisory denial of service critical issue Ubuntu software fix update instructions ubuntu system crash out-of-bounds malformed files gpac GPAC

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gpac 2.2.1+dfsg1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro gpac-modules-base 2.2.1+dfsg1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libgpac12t64 2.2.1+dfsg1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gpac 2.0.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro gpac-modules-base 2.0.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libgpac11 2.0.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS gpac 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-5ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro gpac-modules-base 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-5ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libgpac4 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-5ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS gpac 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro gpac-modules-base 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libgpac4 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS gpac 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro gpac-modules-base 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libgpac4 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS gpac 0.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-4ubuntu1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro gpac-modules-base 0.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-4ubuntu1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libgpac2 0.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-4ubuntu1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7320-1

CVE-2023-5520, CVE-2024-0321, CVE-2024-0322

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7320-1

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security advisory denial of service critical issue Ubuntu software fix update instructions ubuntu system crash out-of-bounds malformed files gpac GPAC

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